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About Balodh Village

Balodh is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 26, made up of 11 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,364 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246167, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balodh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balodh village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246167
Area (hectares) 33.28 hectares
Population 26
Male Population 11
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,364
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balodh compares

By the 2011 count Balodh is the 554th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 33.28 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Balodh

Balodh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balodh as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balodh from other places

Balodh lies about 27 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 38 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Balodh
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 17 km
District headquarters Garhwal 27 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 38 km

Villages closest to Balodh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pauri tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Balodh

As per the Census of India 2011, Balodh village had a population of 26. That makes it the 554th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Balodh village has 11 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balodh has about 1364 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Balodh is 246167. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balodh covers 33.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balodh falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Balodh is Kotdwara, about 38 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balodh.

Balodh is about 27 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balodh is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 17 km away. Garhwal is about 27 km away. Kotdwara is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawasi Gaon (under 2 km), Nagar (under 2 km) and Mirchora (1.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Balodh today is likely to be higher.

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